Encrypted Astronomy, Astral Mythologies, and Ancient Mexican Studies in Austria, 1910-1945

This paper examines the beginnings of Austrian studies on ancient Mexico by analyzing the work of Damian Kreichgauer and Friedrich Röck in the early twentieth century. Both argued that a priest elite intentionally “coded” astronomical data in ancient Mexican manuscripts. The first section of the ar...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peter Rohrbacher
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2019-04-01
Series:Revista de Antropologia
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/ra/article/view/157035